Vacceo
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This post to OP´s answer leads me to a question you may help me with.If your goal is actual sound quality in a room like that, it may be worthwhile to consider pro audio. "Stereo" may not cut it in a 20'x40'. I'm one of the people who hasn't actually heard most of these speakers. I've heard the Genelecs in studio, and a KEF Blade on a retail floor, but not the new META 2. It just may be possible that any of these speakers individually may not cut it. Phase-corrected and DSP controlled sattelite & sub, wall/ceiling systems may actually sound best in your miniature nightclub. KEF sells quite a bit of in-wall audio that looks the part and probably sounds good once corrected. Revel also has some appealing low profile systems to consider.
The Genelecs are going to be a no-brainer for price to performance. You could pay a professional to set up a large scale surround system at a low profile. This is what I would do with your resources. Cardioid seems opposite to your goals here. I would prefer them for seated or "selfish" listening, like studio monitoring and HT, a dedicated listening position or something very narrow. A big open space like this, depending on the goal, would want a high SPL capability and wide dispersion for off-axis.
Good luck.
OP states that the speakers will be dual use, both for music and home theatre. For that, you´re not recommending cardioid speakers on a HT environment. Would you mind elaborating a bit more on that? I´m guessing it may have to do with a preference for point source sound when dealing with HT, but perhaps there are more reasons.